Grade+5+Unit+3-Close+Reading+2

= Introduction: Lesson 14 =

Teacher Modeled: Read Aloud - Freedom for Chatham Freeman
 * 1) After reading paragraphs 1-3, describe in you words the events that lead to Chatham Freeman’s enlisting in the army.
 * 2) In paragraph 6 the author states, “However, his owner would not emancipate him-at least not yet.” What does emancipate mean? Where else in the selection are there context clues that tell you what emancipate means?
 * 3) Underline evidence in the text that shows the relationship between Chatham Freeman and his owner, Noah Yale. Explain the relationship between the two men.
 * 4) How is the selection organized? (chronological order, compare and contrast, cause/effect, problem/solution) Provide evidence to support your answer.

(Students do not have the selection, therefore teacher’s need to make copies from the TE.)

Title 1 is the biography of James Forten from the American Revolution. Title 2 is an article with firsthand information about Prince Estabrook, a black slave and Minutemen Private who fought during the American Revolution. = =

Student Outcomes:
The following skills will be reinforced through close reading and questions: s ummary, text structure, inferences, compare and contrast characters, context clues, point of view, and relationship of characters = = =Questions:=
 * =Title 1: "James Forten"= || =Title 2: Modern Minute Man= ||
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 * 1) The introduction for the selection is about James Forten, but the author starts the biography with Thomas Forten. Who is Thomas Forten and why does the author tell us about him?
 * 2) After reading column 2 on page 354, describe the relationship between Robert Bridges and James Forten.
 * 3) After reading page 356, compare and contrast groups of African people that James saw in Philadelphia. || =Questions:=
 * 4) On page 365, what technique does the author use to give us firsthand information about the Prince Estabrook?
 * 5) How does the visual enhance the selection? ||

= Summative Questions: =

What important events in the selection support the author’s claim that James Forten //became one of the most important African Americans of his time?//

Compare and contrast Chatham Freeman (read aloud) and Prince Eastabrook.

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